Illegal alien urder suspect sentenced for immigration violation

Frederick (Md.) News Post
A man suspected of killing a Frederick restaurant manager in March was sentenced in federal court today to more than three years in prison for illegally entering the country. — U.S. District Judge Ellen B. Hollander sentenced Jose Reyes Mejia-Varela, 20, a citizen of El Salvador who has been living in Frederick, to 39 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegal reentry into the United States following removal for the commission of an aggravated felony, the U.S. attorney’s office reported in a press release. — According to his guilty plea, Mejia-Varela illegally entered the country before 2000… Read More